The company said the oilfield was first identified through testing carried out in May and August.
Idemitsu plans to complete further testing in the near future to identify the full extent of reserves of the new oil field.
Two Japanese companies - Idemitsu and JX Nippon – each own 35% of shares in the oil plots while another company – Inpex Corp – holds the remaining 30% interest.
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